Biomechanical evaluation of using one hamstrings tendon for ACL reconstruction: A human cadaveric study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-19

  Zamarra, Giovanni ^a,b   Fisher, Matthew B ^a   Woo, Savio L Y ^a   Cerulli, Giuliano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACL; ACL reconstruction; Gracilis tendon; In situ forces in the ACL; Knee kinematics; Semitendinosus tendon

Indexed keywords

EID: 73249123218     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0911-0     Document Type: Article

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